which collectively are referred to as "The Submission". We request The Submission
be known as the XML Meta Content submission.

Abstract

This document provides the specification for a
data model for describing information organization structures (meta content)
for collections of networked information. It also provides a syntax for
the representation of instances of this data model using XML, the Extensible
Markup Language.

Intellectual property Rights

Netscape agrees that the submission may be copied, modified, and distributed by
W3C staff and W3C members as part of the W3C process. Netscape claims no
copyright interests in the documents comprising the submission.

Names

The following are registered marks refered to in this request or the submission
None

Specification

In the case that The Submission is acception as a work item, The Submission
may be distributed within the membership of W3C free of any fee.

Implementation

Netscape believes that there may be dependencies on neccesary supporting
technologies.

Suggested action

We suggest that the Consortium incorporate this into the architectural domain activities.

Resources

To help with this work, we expect to be able to provide the neccesary technical
assistance, amounting to the equivalent of at least one full time engineer. We also expect other
companies and organizations to become involved and commit significant technical
resources.

Change control

Should any changes be required to the document, we would expect future
versions to be produced by W3C process.

Contact

Inquiries from the public or press about this submission should be directed
to: Tim Hickman, Product Manager, Netscape Communications Corp.
Phone Number 415-937-2849. timh@netscape.com